Show HN: Crowdsource Square Packings

Category: other

Tags: crowdsourcing, combinatorial-optimization, square-packing, web-platform

Score: 4.0/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 4, Documentation: 2, Utility: 3)

A crowdsourced web platform for solving square packing problems, where users can contribute computational resources to find better packings. It leverages recent viral interest in packing puzzles to distribute computation, but lacks transparent technical details and documentation.

Target audience: mathematics enthusiasts, researchers in combinatorial optimization, hobbyist programmers

Repository: https://square-packing.franciscouzo.com/

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